Run for the Roses (album) explained

Run for the Roses
Type:Album
Artist:Jerry Garcia
Cover:RunForTheRosesCD.jpg
Released:1982
Recorded:September–December 1981
Genre:Roots rock, folk rock
Length:34:50
Label:Arista
Producer:Jerry Garcia & John Kahn
Prev Title:Cats Under the Stars
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Vintage NRPS
Next Year:1986

Run for the Roses is the fourth and final solo album by the American musician Jerry Garcia, released in 1982.[1] [2] It was recorded during a period when Garcia began to have health issues.[3]

Track listing

This side

  1. "Run for the Roses" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 3:30
  2. "I Saw Her Standing There" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:53
  3. "Without Love" (Danny Small) – 4:22
  4. "Midnight Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 7:46

That side

  1. "Leave The Little Girl Alone" (John Kahn, Robert Hunter) – 3:33
  2. "Valerie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:19
  3. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 7:27

Bonus tracks (All Good Things box set):

  1. "Fennario" (Traditional) (aka Peggy-O)
  2. "Alabama Getaway" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
  3. "Tangled Up in Blue" (Bob Dylan)
  4. "Simple Twist of Fate" (Bob Dylan)
  5. "Dear Prudence" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  6. "Valerie" alternative mix (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jerry Garcia Biography by William Ruhlmann . AllMusic . 13 July 2023.
  2. http://www.deaddisc.com/disc/Run_For_The_Roses.htm Run for the Roses
  3. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 1999 . Rough Guides Ltd . 398 . 2nd.